Name: Epibacterium ulvae Penesyan et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ul’vae. L. gen. fem. n. ulvae, from Ulva a marine alga

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 24752; LMG 26464; U95

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16S rRNA gene: JN935021 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Penesyan A, Breider S, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Egan S, Brinkhoff T. Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov., epibiotic bacteria isolated from the surface of a marine alga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1589-1596.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tritonibacter ulvae (Penesyan et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Epibacterium Penesyan et al. 2013. Publication: Penesyan A, Breider S, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Egan S, Brinkhoff T. Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov., epibiotic bacteria isolated from the surface of a marine alga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1589-1596.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Epibacterium Penesyan et al. 2013

Assigned by: Penesyan A, Breider S, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Egan S, Brinkhoff T. Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov., epibiotic bacteria isolated from the surface of a marine alga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1589-1596.

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